2. Stressing that the Alliance is based on values and solidarity and that all members share in the risks and costs of collective decisions;

3. Noting that, as the Alliance is shifting its focus from regional to global security threats, it needs to build a robust consensus on the goals and means before engaging in future interventions;

4. Stressing that Allied commitments - especially those that involve longer-term, robust engagements - require the support of member states’ publics and that the role of parliaments is crucial;

5. Recognising that future missions will have to include military and non-military componentsthat will have to be implemented in a co-ordinated manner;

6. Acknowledging thatmeetingpresent and future challenges will require international and regional co-operation, including with civil actors;

7. Regretting that NATO's co-operation with the EU and with the UN has only marginally improved;

8. Acknowledging that NATO’s current and future missions cannot be open-ended and that success of NATO operations will ultimately be determined by local forces and institutions;

9. URGES member governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance:

a. to reconfirm the continuing importance of NATO as the key transatlantic forum fordiscussion and agreement on the priorities and means inherent to its members’ collective defence;

b. to engage as soon as possible in discussions on a new Strategic Concept for the Alliance that will also serve as a framework for the definition of and agreement on, a comprehensive, sustainable long-term strategy for future operations;

c. to support and promote NATO´s development of a new comprehensive approach towards security which puts increased emphasis on civil-military co-operation;

d. to honour the commitments made to NATO, including the provision of sufficient investment budgets and the follow-up on force generation promises;

e. to task NATO with the development of a strategy for a more structured dialogue and co‑ordination with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and create a forum for NGO dialogue at NATO Headquarters;

f. to improve co-ordination within and co-operation among member states and deepen collaboration with other actors, particularly the UN, the EU, and partner countries;

g. to put additional emphasis on the development of NATO’s training capacitiesand security sector reform capabilities, while encouraging the EU to avoid duplication as it takes on new obligations in this area;

h. to consider whether NATO should take on a co-ordinating role in homeland defence;

i. to put greater emphasis on public diplomacy, individually and collectively, in order to inform the public better about NATO’s roles and capabilities;

10. ENCOURAGES the United Nations:

a. to sign the NATO-UN “Declaration” that was drafted in September 2005;